BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:ILLC Website X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Amsterdam BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Amsterdam X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Amsterdam BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:19700329T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:19701025T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:/NewsandEvents/Archives/2018/newsitem/9444/22- --23-March-2018-Fourth-Symposium-on-the-History-an d-Philosophy-of-Programming-HaPoP-4-Oxford-England DTSTAMP:20171031T154731 SUMMARY:Fourth Symposium on the History and Philos ophy of Programming (HaPoP 4), Oxford, England DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180322 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180323 LOCATION:Oxford, England DESCRIPTION:In a society where computers have beco me ubiquitous, it is necessary to develop a deeper understanding of the nature of computer programs, not just from the technical viewpoint, but from a broader historical and philosophical perspective. A historical awareness of the evolution of progr amming not only helps to clarify the complex struc ture of computing, but it also provides an insight in what programming was, is and could be in the f uture. Philosophy, on the other hand, helps to tac kle fundamental questions about the nature of prog rams, programming languages and programming as a d iscipline. An interdisciplinary approach is neces sary for understanding programming with its multif aceted nature. As such, we welcome participation b y researchers and practitioners coming from a dive rsity of backgrounds, including historians, philos ophers, computer scientists and professional softw are developers. For the symposium, we invite subm ission of two-page extended abstracts (including f ootnotes, but excluding references). Accepted pape rs will be given a 30 minute presentation slot inc luding discussion. We intend to publish selected p apers in a special journal issue following the sym posium. In addition to submissions in a wide rang e of areas traditional for HaPoP (outlined below), we especially welcome submissions that explore th e nature of scientific progress with respect to co mputer programming as a discipline. We are interes ted in investigations concerning the methodology o f computer programming, whether it follows a form of scientific method that allows it to increase it s problem solving ability, whether its development more is akin to science, engineering or rather ar t, and what examples from the history of programmi ng can be provided to support either argument. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
In a soci ety where computers have become ubiquitous, it is necessary to develop a deeper understanding of the nature of computer programs, not just from the te chnical viewpoint, but from a broader historical a nd philosophical perspective.
\n\nA histor ical awareness of the evolution of programming not only helps to clarify the complex structure of co mputing, but it also provides an insight in what p rogramming was, is and could be in the future. Phi losophy, on the other hand, helps to tackle fundam ental questions about the nature of programs, prog ramming languages and programming as a discipline.
\n\nAn interdisciplinary approach is nece ssary for understanding programming with its multi faceted nature. As such, we welcome participation by researchers and practitioners coming from a div ersity of backgrounds, including historians, philo sophers, computer scientists and professional soft ware developers.
For the symp osium, we invite submission of two-page extended a bstracts (including footnotes, but excluding refer ences). Accepted papers will be given a 30 minute presentation slot including discussion. We intend to publish selected papers in a special journal is sue following the symposium.
\n\nIn additi on to submissions in a wide range of areas traditi onal for HaPoP (outlined below), we especially wel come submissions that explore the nature of scient ific progress with respect to computer programming as a discipline. We are interested in investigati ons concerning the methodology of computer program ming, whether it follows a form of scientific meth od that allows it to increase its problem solving ability, whether its development more is akin to s cience, engineering or rather art, and what exampl es from the history of programming can be provided to support either argument.